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What really makes a "harvest moon" orange?
Why does the moon appear orange a few times a year? Like in this picture..
5 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Mostly it is due to material in the Earth's atmosphere (dust and air) which scatters blue light but still lets red light come through more directly to your eye. This is most noticeable when the moon is close to the horizon and its light has to come through a lot of air to get to you.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
As mentioned, the moon sometimes appears reddish when it's close to the horizon because of the light-scattering effects of the atmosphere, and pollutants in the air.
There is only one harvest moon each year. It's the full moon closest to the Autumn equinox in the northern hemisphere (that is, closest to 21 September). The harvest moon has nothing to do with its colour close to the horizon.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Um... angle of the sun?
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Not sure? God spilled orange pop?
